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Save, stock up and be prepared: four reasons to get a home battery right now
Use your solar power efficiently all year round The biggest challenge with a solar power system is often that electricity is produced when consumption is low. Without a battery, a significant portion of the production ends up being sold to the electricity grid, making its economic benefit small. The Deye hybrid inverter and Dawnice lithium…
Read MoreSolar panels and climate benefits: How much does a homeowner’s system actually save on emissions?
Purchasing solar panels is often seen as a climate action. But how significant an impact does an individual system actually have on the carbon footprint? In this article, we will look at the numbers to see what happens from an emissions perspective when a typical single-family homeowner purchases a 14-panel (450 W/panel) solar power system.…
Read MoreEmaldo® – Grid Rewards announcement 19.5.2025
Below is the Emaldo® press release published on May 19, 2025 about the Emaldo® – Grid Rewards program. Activating Grid Rewards in Finland is a top priority for Emaldo and we have been actively promoting full operational readiness in the Finnish market. To accelerate our market entry, we have acquired Checkwatt, a company specializing in…
Read MoreEmaldo® acquires CheckWatt – The end result is the largest reserve market aggregator in the Nordics
Every now and then you come across news that makes you rub your eyes a few times. Today, April 2, 2025, we are able to publish news from our partners. Below is a translation of the official news: Emaldo acquires CheckWatt, which will become the largest renewable energy aggregator in the Nordics. Emaldo® and CheckWatt…
Read MoreAiko Neostar – The best solar panel? Interview with Jere Kaasinen – Aiko
Choosing solar panels can be quite a task for the uninitiated. Each manufacturer promises better features than the other, which the salespeople then extol, even though in reality most solar panels have very similar features. However, one manufacturer stands out from the consistently high-quality solar panel front with its clearly more advanced technology. This manufacturer…
Read MoreEnergio is piloting an energy solution in the Port of Kalajoki
Implementing new energy solutions is always extremely interesting. We are pleased to announce that Energio and the Port of Kalajoki have signed an agreement to pilot an energy solution in the port area. The energy solution to be implemented at the Port of Kalajoki combines three different areas: solar panels, reserve market batteries and building-integrated…
Read MoreReady for the reserve market – Solax Reserve Market Batteries now available
We are introducing a great new product for single-family homes, business properties and housing companies that want to enter the reserve market: Solax reserve market batteries. The range includes 8, 12 and 15 kW inverters and suitable batteries that are already approved for the reserve market. For single-family homes, a 12 kW or 15 kW…
Read More€8,800 profit in the first year – Energy solution for a company without initial investment
The green transition is often talked about as a mandatory investment and the question is who will pay for it? In other words, the green transition is often presented as a necessary evil that, apart from saving the climate, does nothing but harm. What if we look at the green transition from a completely different…
Read MoreFingrid tests of Emaldo® batteries have now been conducted for the reserve market
Fingrid’s tests for participation in the frequency reserve market for Emaldo® batteries were successfully completed on January 11-14, 2025. Next, Emaldo® processes all the test data from the various sites to Fingrid for actual approval. The approval process at Fingrid takes a maximum of 8 weeks. A more detailed description of the process can be…
Read MoreThe economic viability of Emaldo® reserve market batteries
There are a lot of questions about reserve market yields, and no wonder, as the topic is new to consumers. This article contains a calculation of reserve market yields and other analysis of the financial profitability of Emaldo® reserve market batteries. The calculations are based on Fingrid’s actual reserve market compensations for the period January-September…
Read MoreMaximum Emaldo® Grid Rewards compensation paid
Emaldo® batteries enable households, housing companies and corporate sites to earn passive income by participating in the electricity frequency reserve market as part of the Emaldo® Grid Rewards program, enjoy the optimization of exchange-traded electricity and, if the site has a solar power system, store its excess production for later use. The first compensations of…
Read MoreElectricity Frequency Reserve Market: What is it and how does it work?
The frequency of the electricity grid is a significant part of the stability of the electricity system. In Finland and elsewhere in Europe, this frequency should be 50 Hz. However, the frequency varies, as the frequency is 50 Hz only when electricity production and consumption are equal at that particular moment. For this frequency variation,…
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